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white_dune is a graphical VRML97/X3DV editor, simple NURBS/Superformula 3D modeller, animation tool, and VRML97/X3DV commandline compiler in development. VRML97 (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) is the ISO standard for displaying 3D data over the Web via browser plugins ("HTML for realtime 3D"). X3DV is the direct successor of VRML97. VRML97 and X3DV have support for animation, real-time interaction, and multimedia (images, movies, and sounds). white_dune can read, create, and display VRML97/X3DV files and let the user change the scenegraph/fields. It also has support for stereoscopic view via "quadbuffer"-capable stereo visuals, and support for 3D input devices like a joystick, spaceball, or magnetic tracker.
Tux Paint is a simple and entertaining drawing program geared towards young children. It has a simple interface, sound effects, and a cartoon character (Tux, the Linux penguin). Along with drawing brush strokes, lines and shapes, you can also enter text and place "rubber stamp" (or "sticker") images on the picture. Tux Paint is extensible, and could be useful in an educational environment (such as a grammar, elementary, or grade school). It's portable across numerous platforms, and runs well even on slower systems like the Pentium 133MHz.
MuseScore lets you notate and compose music easily with your keyboard, your mouse, or a MIDI keyboard. You can print beautifully engraved sheet music or export it as PDF or PNG. You can play your score, transpose it, and save it as audio or MIDI file. MuseScore also supports MusicXML to let you share your composition with other scorewriters. MuseScore is often advertised as a cost effective alternative for Sibelius and Finale.
mtPaint is a simple GTK+1/2 painting program designed for creating icons and pixel-based artwork. It can edit indexed palette or 24 bit RGB images and offers basic painting and palette manipulation tools. Its main file format is PNG, although it can also handle JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, TGA, XPM, and XBM files.
Jaikoz is a powerful tag editor that allows you to organize, edit, and correct thousands of audio tags with ease. Jaikoz has powerful automation features. Jaikoz uses MusicBrainz and MusicIP, online databases of over 5 million songs, which can match your songs automtically based on the actual music as well as the metadata. Jaikoz uses a convenient spreadsheet view to allow you to edit information very quickly and provides many autoformatting tasks which do most of the work for you.
Kid3 tagger can edit the ID3v1 tags and all ID3v2 frames in MP3 files and the tags in Ogg/Vorbis and FLAC files in an efficient way. It is easy to convert between ID3v1 and ID3v2, set the tags of multiple files to the same values and generate the tags from the file name or vice versa. Import is possible from freedb.org, MusicBrainz, and other sources of track data.
ArahPaint4 is a textile-oriented paint program, mainly for jacquard. It is a simple paint program for raster palette images. It has good tools for drawing images in repetition, support for handling palette images (color reduction, substitution, protected, transparent colors), contour tools, layer support, unlimited undo/redo, support for drawing in aspect ratio (pixels need not be square), a two level grid, and a coordinates display. It is simple, stable, fast, and works well on large images (>8000x8000).
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Located near two national parks, Main Street Quilting Company in Bozeman, Montana, reflects the natural setting of the northwest United States.
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Kelly from the Austin Humane Society sent me this heads up on Holiday Safety Tips for Pets. Plus, starting tomorrow it's the $5 Days of Christmas. Adoptions will be $5!
Simple Safety Tips for Pet Owners this Holiday Season
The Austin Humane Society would like to remind pet owners of potential dangers that exist in homes during the winter holidays. Follow these simple steps to help keep animals safe:
Keep holiday treats out of reach.
Chocolate can be dangerous for dogs and cats, and candies containing the artificial sweetener xylitol can also cause problems. If yoususpect your pet has ingested something toxic, call your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435.
Secure the Christmas tree.
No matter the size, trees are a tipping hazard, especially when cats and dogs try to reach shiny ornaments and bright lights.
Tie down the tinsel
Secure tinsel out of reach of paws and claws. Cats especially like to play with tinsel. If swallowed, it can cause vomiting or diarrhea – and may require emergency surgery.
Watch for electrical hazards
Holiday lights and other decorations should be kept away from pets. If chewed on, your petmight suffer cuts, burns, or life-threatening shock.
Be careful with candles
Pets can burn their snouts and paws, or easily knock them over and start a fire.
Opt for plastic plants.
When ingested, holiday plants like holly and mistletoe can cause pets to suffer nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Choose plastic versions of your favorite holiday plants.
Don't forget the ID
Always make sure your dog or cat has proper identification. If your pet escapes and becomes lost, a collar and tags and/or a microchip can be a lifesaver.
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While consumers are still mulling what they'll wear on Halloween, retailers already have begun filling seasonal holiday positions.
Holiday hiring typically gets underway in earnest in October with the bulk of the hiring in November, but this year 52 percent of retailers have hired or plan to start hiring their share of temporary, seasonal workers this month, according to Snagajob.com.
Despite the early start, at least one expert is predicting that retailers will hire fewer seasonal workers this year — about 700,000, compared with 751,800 in 2012, according to Challenger, Gray and Christmas Inc., a Chicago-based employment consulting firm.
The hiring is not only an indicator of how long checkout lines might be but also can reflect how consumers and store owners are viewing the economy.
Retail has been one of the top job-producing sectors this year. Between March and August, retail employment grew by 482,000, up 42 percent from the 340,000 workers hired during the same stretch last year. The numbers climbed again from June to August, with the retail sector adding 218,600 new employees to its payrolls, compared with just 67,000 during the same period last year.
For Challenger, that's another reason seasonal hiring might be lower this year.
"Retailers aren't coming into the season so depleted," said John Challenger, chief executive of Challenger, Gray and Christmas.
Locally, Borsheims, Nebraska Furniture Mart and Gordmans all plan to beef up their payrolls.
Borsheims plans to add 25 to 30 temporary workers to its full-price store's roster, about the same as last season, but this year it will hire an additional 10-plus people to staff its new outlet store, Borsheims Boutique, which opens Nov. 15 at the new Nebraska Crossing Outlets mall in Gretna. The shopping center's 65 stores are expected to hire several hundred employees in time for the Nov. 15 opening.
The Mart is stepping up its holiday hiring, though it wouldn't provide numbers. "We're hiring more than last year. We're optimistic for the holiday season," said Robert Batt, the company's executive vice president.
Gordmans, which operates 93 stores in 19 states, plans to hire more seasonal workers this holiday than last season because of new stores. Omaha-based Gordmans, which opened 10 new stores this year, is seeking 2,700 seasonal workers, including up to 350 at the company's Omaha-area stores and Omaha distribution center.
Officials with Nebraska-based Cabela's and the Buckle declined to comment on their holiday hiring.
Whether retailers hire more or fewer seasonal workers, one thing is certain — this year's shopping season is shorter. Shoppers will have six fewer days this year to tick off the names on their holiday list — just 25 days separate Black Friday from Christmas this year, versus 31 days in 2012, which could put the squeeze on consumers' shopping excursions.
Store visits are expected to decline 1.4 percent in November and December, ShopperTrak reported. It's unclear if that's the effect of a shorter shopping season, a boost in online sales or a combination of the two.
"Price-conscious consumers are doing more and more of their holiday shopping online, where they often find the best deals and can typically enjoy free delivery and no sales tax," Challenger said.
Still, retail sales overall are predicted to rise 2.4 percent this year during November and December, the traditional holiday season. That's less than the 3 percent increase in sales that marked the 2012 holiday season, according to ShopperTrak.
Consumer confidence fell slightly in August, the Conference Board reported this week.
"Although the economy continues to recover slowly, consumers remain cautious about spending and are not ready to splurge," ShopperTrak's founder, Bill Martin, said.
But consulting firm Deloitte LLP is forecasting up to a 4.5 percent increase in holiday sales this season, a rate that's "on par with last year's gain." Deloitte is forecasting that retailers will ring up sales of $963 billion to $967 billion from November through January.
"Rising home prices with steady job creation may buoy consumers' confidence in the economy and create a wealth effect," Daniel Bachman, Deloitte's senior U.S. economist, said.
That could be good news for the nation's retailers, many of whom count on holiday sales to help keep their doors open all year. For some, the holiday season can account for 20 percent to 40 percent of their annual sales.
Two of the nation's largest retailers, Walmart and Target, say they plan to boost the holiday hours of current employees, eliminating the need to super-size their seasonal sales force.
Target plans to hire 18,000 fewer temporary employees this year — 70,000, compared with 88,000 last year. Target says the decrease isn't related to an expected drop in sales, but a nod to members of its permanent, full-time staff who want to work extra hours during the holidays.
Walmart plans to hire 55,000 seasonal workers this year, up 10 percent over last year, but the world's largest retailer is also planning to give current employees additional hours by converting about 35,000 of its part-time workers to full-time employees and giving 35,000 of its current temporary employees permanent, part-time status. The retail giant says it wants to expand the "opportunities for the people that already work for us."
"Fewer temporary workers will be needed due to increased efficiencies and a desire among its permanent, full-time staff to reap the rewards of extra holiday hours," Challenger said.
Kohl's is planning to hire more than 50,000 seasonal employees, an average of 40 per store, about the same as last year, the company said. However, hiring at its distribution centers and credit operations will be stepped up, with the retailer hiring 6,400 seasonal workers at its centers and 350 temporary credit operations workers. Some gains could be related to the fact that Kohl's opened at least a dozen new stores this year.
"Overall, we are hiring more seasonal associates than last year," a Kohl's spokeswoman said.
Larger retailers are using the data they've collected to model consumers' holiday shopping patterns to inform their hiring and staffing patterns. For example, consumer traffic often tapers off after the Black Friday rush and then picks up again in mid-December.
"The era of Big Data has armed everyone with the information they need to more accurately predict the ebbs and flows in sales activity and adjust hiring accordingly," Challenger said.
Whatever the final hiring number, the holiday season is expected to be bright, and adding an estimated 700,000 season workers is "still very positive," Challenger said. "Even though there are some factors that are not quite the equal of last season, this should be a good holiday."


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Three Omaha City Council members who opposed an earlier effort to grant legal protections to gay and transgender residents have proposed a resolution in support of inclusive workplaces.
The resolution says the council believes no one should be targeted for "scorn, hatred or violence for any reason." The council also pledges in the resolution to work with business and community leaders to promote workplaces that "promote respect and eliminate any workplace discrimination."
Jean Stothert, Garry Gernandt and Thomas Mulligan sponsored the latest proposal, which is set for a vote at Tuesday's council meeting.
Its introduction comes amid a growing behind-the-scenes battle among business, political and religious organizations over Councilman Ben Gray's plans to formally propose new protections against discrimination for gay, lesbian and transgender residents.
The council last took up the matter in 2010, when Gray last offered a proposal.
His latest proposal is expected to appear on the council's agenda in two weeks.
Stothert said she sees the resolution as a viable alternative to changing the city ordinance. She said she believes the resolution would more accurately address the root of the problem.
"Passing a new law doesn't guarantee anything," she said. "We cannot legislate people's behaviors."
Gray said the resolution does not change his plans to introduce his anti-discrimination proposal. He said he plans to vote against Stothert's resolution because it lacks teeth.
"If you have people who are hellbent on discriminating, what's a 'voluntary approach' going to solve?" Gray said. "If we feel strongly about scorn, hatred and violence, then we ought to say so strongly by passing an ordinance that prohibits that kind of behavior in the workplace."
Stothert said she wants to move toward a "peaceful solution" to the matter.
"If we truly want Omaha to be an inclusive and welcoming community, we need to take a position that all citizens deserve respect and freedom from discrimination and not just those groups in the protected classes," she said.
Under Gray's proposal, the city's existing anti-discrimination ordinance would be amended to prohibit discrimination based on "sexual orientation" or "gender identity."
Gray's amendments would allow gay and transgender residents who believed they were fired because of their orientation, suffered other workplace discrimination or were refused service at a restaurant, hotel or other place that serves the public to file a complaint with Omaha's Human Rights and Relations Department.
One major change: Draft language in the proposal would exclude all religious organizations — not just Catholic groups — from adhering to provisions prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
The draft also includes a definition of gender identity, although Gray said that language could be changed before the end of the month.
A repeat of the 2010 vote seems unlikely. Council member Franklin Thompson abstained from voting then, leading the proposal to fail on a 3-3 tie.
Thompson promises to vote on the proposal this time, though he has declined to say whether he would support or oppose the proposal.
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A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo- and Active-controlled Study of the Electric Current Effects of ABT-639 on the Spontaneous Activity of Pain Sensory Receptors in Patients With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
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People with diabetes can, over time develop nerve damage throughout the body with symptoms such as pain, tingling, or numbness (loss of feeling) in the hands, arms, feet and legs.
Diabetic Neuropathic Pain
Drug: ABT-639
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Lidocaine
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Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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Primary Purpose: Basic Science
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|A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo and Active-controlled Study of the Electrophysiological Effects of ABT-639 on Spontaneous Activity in C-Nociceptors in Patients With Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Spontaneous activity in peripheral c-nociceptors [ Time Frame: 10 minute intervals over 180 minutes ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Spontaneous activity in peripheral c-nociceptor measured through microneurography
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Pain intensity measurements [ Time Frame: hourly for 4 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Pain intensity reported on a numerical rating scale
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|November 2012
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Drug: ABT-639
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Inclusion Criteria
- Subject is between the ages of 18 to 75 years with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and must have a diagnosis of painful distal symmetric diabetic polyneuropathy and presence of ongoing pain due to diabetic peripheral neuropathy for at least 6 months.
- Subject must have an average score of greater than or equal to 4 on the 24 hour average pain score (0-10 numerical rating scale) collected over approximately 7 days prior to the Baseline Visit.
Exclusion Criteria
- Subject has clinically symptomatic neuropathic pain conditions that can not be distinguished from diabetic neuropathic pain or interfere with the pain assessments of diabetic neuropathic pain.
- A subject has newly diagnosed or clinically significant medical conditions or mental disorders that would preclude participation or would interfere with diabetic neuropathic pain assessments or other functions.
- Subject has clinically significant abnormalities in clinical laboratory tests.
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Title: The Art & Joy of Storytelling & Reading Aloud to Children
Speaker/Affiliation: Jim Weiss/Greathall Productions
Date and Time: Friday, July 30th, 2010, 12:30 PM
Description: Who doesn't like to be read to? And who better to read to children than the people they love & trust most, their parents. This workshop will teach parents to make the very most of their precious read-aloud time with their children. At the heart of each story he tells, Jim Weiss' renowned ability to make even complex subjects comprehensible & memorable to young children is evident. This delightful & immediately useful workshop will help parents to become even better readers; more clearly define their children's listening skills; facilitate the consideration of the freshness, outlook & interpretation of the stories they choose to read; & assist in using ones voice as an instrument with rewarding & dramatic results.


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Several NYC subway signs have been changed from an 'N' to an 'Ñ' as a temporary nod to Hispanics and their contributions to the Big Apple.
The change has not been approved by the MTA, New York city's public-transit authority, but seems to be getting approval from others.
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VIDEO: Have you taken the Ñ Train?By Maria Murriel, Shine Latina Editor | Healthy Living – Wed, Oct 23, 2013 3:10 PM EDT
Several NYC subway signs have been changed from an 'N' to an 'Ñ' as a temporary nod to Hispanics and their contributions to the Big Apple.Read More »from VIDEO: Have you taken the Ñ Train?
Teen Orphan Tugs at Churchgoers' Heartstrings to Find a FamilyBy Maria Murriel, Shine Latina Editor | Parenting – Thu, Oct 17, 2013 12:42 PM EDT
A 15-year-old Florida boy who's been in foster care his entire life is so desperate for a family to call his own, that he recently took matters into his own hands.
Davion Navar Henry Only gathered his courage and stepped up to the pulpit at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, asking, directly, if anyone there might want to adopt him. He told the parishioners, "I know God hasn't given up on me. So I'm not giving up, either."
After learning that his biological mother, who gave birth to him while she was in prison, had passed away, he asked his caseworker, Connie Going, to take him to church so that he could make his request. She agreed.
Arriving in a donated black suit too large for him, wearing a zip-on tie that he wouldn't have known how to tie himself, he followed intently along with the sermon before declaring, "I'll take anyone. Old or young, dad or mom, black, white, purple. I don't care. And I would be really appreciative. The best I could be."
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Team Cruz: Morning workout and breakfast smoothieBy Maria Murriel, Shine Latina Editor | Healthy Living – Tue, Oct 15, 2013 2:07 PM EDT
Your body coach Armando Cruz grabs kids Amelie and Mandy and shows you how to prep your body for the day.
This week's episode features Armando's quick morning stretches and a fruit smoothie to share with the kids.
A Mother's Effort to Reclaim HalloweenBy Maria Murriel, Shine Latina Editor | Parenting – Fri, Oct 11, 2013 5:20 PM EDT
Mexican sugar skull for Dia De Los Muertos.Chef Maggie Jimenez has made a living out of Mexican food. She's hosted cooking shows and contributed recipes to magazines. Born and raised in Mexico, she holds her heritage high. But her half-Mexican daughters are growing up in the U.S., and Maggie seeks to instill pride for their heritage in them.Read More »from A Mother's Effort to Reclaim Halloween
Married to an American man for 17 years, Maggie found ways to balance the presence of her and her husband's cultures in their girls' lives.
"In my case, it's also the Catholic-Protestant lifestyle," Maggie says. "One Sunday it would be at [my husband's] church, one Sunday with me."
The chef is currently working with instant-coffee brand Nescafe, which released a survey stating that 70 percent of Latino parents in the U.S. feel guilty about their children not being exposed to as much Latin heritage as they were. Maggie finds the way to remedy this is to tell them stories, and interlace them with food.
Now divorced, her daughters celebrate Thanksgiving at their father's house, and spend other holidays with Mom. For Maggie, a big one is Mexico's Dia De Los Muertos.


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I-94 reopens after cleanup of crashes that prompted closure in Clay CountyBARNESVILLE, Minn. – An icy stretch of Interstate 94 in Clay County that was shut down this morning after several semitrailers crashed has reopened, the Minnesota State Patrol said.
By: Mike Nowatzki, INFORUM
BARNESVILLE, Minn. – An icy stretch of Interstate 94 in Clay County that was shut down this morning after several semitrailers crashed has reopened, the Minnesota State Patrol said.
"Just a real narrow band of freezing rain came through the area, and it froze fast," patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow said.
Troopers responded to four crashes and three jackknifed semis on I-94 between the Downer and Barnesville exits, forcing the patrol to shut down those exits and divert traffic while rescue services responded, Grabow said.
An estimated 100 vehicles were stranded by jackknifed semis blocking the entire road, he said.
No injuries were reported, and I-94 reopened in both directions at 10 a.m.
In North Dakota, more than 20 crashes were reported in and around the Fargo and West Fargo areas, including 15 crashes on a stretch of I-29 extending about eight miles south of Fargo's 32nd Avenue South, state Highway Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind said. A West Fargo police squad car that got rear-ended was among those involved in the morning crashes, he said.
Only minor injuries had been reported so far, Niewind said, noting it was still raining south of Fargo at about 9:30 a.m.
Many more people slid off the road, but oftentimes they were able to drive out of the snow-free ditches, he said.
Drivers approaching the metro area on dry roads were hitting the hard-to-see icy patches at speeds too fast for conditions, Niewind said, advising drivers to "just slow down."
"You can never predict this time of year, with the temperatures and different weather we have, whether the road's going to be icy," he said.
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All binding channel cutting tools have their limitations and quirks. I have use a few - and when used carefully, and with a light hand, this simple bit has been one of the best. Gives a nice straight, uniform channel with very little set-up time required, and can get into tight spaces. Would be nice to have a few more sizes - how about 0.040" ?
If you only need a bit to cut for .060" or .090" these bits work very well. The pilot does not burn or burnish the workpiece if a light touch and constant motion of the tool are employed. Stays sharp as long as any other quality router bit.
Great little bit. Yeah,it leaves a small burn mark, a little sanding takes it out. It's a bit pricey but for what it does, it's worth it. Thanks Stew-Mac, as always, great products!
Worked OK but the scar left by the spigot make clean up more difficult. need to have bearing option
For those who are struggling with a burned or marred line from the pilot try this. Route before you finish sand the thing! Glue the binding in, then sand the burn or line out. Climb cut with this bit to eliminate tearout. Make shallow climb cuts at first. I've been building for many years and there is a learning curve like no other in the luthier field. These bits are awesome I have been using them for years.
Do not think of using this. It needs a bearing, not just a shaft guide. Gouged the wood the first time I used it and then it got dull immediately anyway.
This bit seemed expensive to me until I got it and used it. It cuts exceptionally well and you get what you pay for, right? Some people have complained about the pilot leaving a mark. I have found that if you let it cool off for a minute here and there you won't have that problem.
This was an excellent cleanup tool for those where the depth and height may be a bit off from using your binding bit/bearing purchased from Stewmac.com, especially around top back of a guitar where the neck and body meet.
The curve is steeper here, so instead of using a wedge while binding, just use this bit in your Dremel tool to tweak the channel a bit until the binding fits flush. It cuts a nice neat channel, although you do have get used to it as likes to wander a bit if you go too fast. If you go slow you will get a good looking clean channel every time
Used this to route the binding channel on the headstock of my acoustic guitar project. Yes, there is a small mark left behind on the wood from the guide, but that did come out quite easily when sanding the binding flush with the headstock.
This bit works as advertised providing extreme care is used on end grain. A spiral cutter would work much better.
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Cardboard pizza – I took my family to this place based on the reviews. Well, this is an honest to goodness personal experience. We ordered pizza...took forever...when it did come it was ice cold. I spoke with the manager who seemed indifferent to the problem and said he couldn't understand English that well. To make a long story short, nothing got resolved. Save your money and your money and avoid this place.
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I haven't been able to stop dreaming since the Chicago 'memories' shows. It started simple: why doesn't Josh hook the band up with Mark Mothersbaugh so they could all work on a track together. Then it kept growing: THEN Mark could get that track to Wes Anderson and they could work on his next soundtrack...... Well the ideas kept coming until I reached my ULTIMATE WEEZER WISH----
A tour with Weezer & the Aquabats {with Tom Waits as MC!).
So, now it's your turn. What is your ULTIMATE WEEZER WISH?
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Well I guess my ultimate with would be that Weezer, Carolina Liar, Coldplay and The Killers would all come to Colorado for the most epic concert ever where I could stand front row again, and then meet all of them after the show.
Unfortunately, I don't see this happening. BUT that's my ULTIMATE wish.
Oh and I want them to come to Switzerland while I'm there 'cause that's my second home
I wish they would go caroling outside my apartment building. Oh, but also shovel the driveway, no one shovels the driveway. I can't drive my car up the incline, Its freakin' ridiculous.


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This is embarrassing because I'm tech-savvy and normally know what I'm doing or can figure it out by 10 seconds of googling, but this problem is making me pull my hair out. I've spent half my work day on goolging this or trying to find the right mixture of keywords to search on this forum but so far... nothing. I'm trying to unlock an iPhone 3G and the person who gave it to me to work on accidentally upgraded it to 4.2.1. I can't downgrade in iTunes on either Windows or a MacBook. I keep getting the "incompatible" message or the 3194. I've tried changing the hosts files multiple times to multiple different suggestions but so far nothing.
Does anyone have any advice on this or can you at least point me to a non-iTunes program that can downgrade the OS? I remember seeing one a long time ago but I can't find it on google or here.
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Greater Oklahoma City is in the geographic center of North America equidistant from the east and west coasts and major trade partners of Canada and Mexico. The ten county region is at the crossroads of the U.S., sitting at the heart of three major national highways on the NAFTA corridor.
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OKLAHOMA CITY - A small bioscience company may make a revolutionary discovery that could alter the treatment course for a deadly disease.
But without partnerships with investors and pharmaceutical companies, the research might never make it out of the lab.
Members of Oklahoma's bioscience industry heard about successful partnerships Tuesday from several national leaders. The workshop was sponsored by OKBio, a nonprofit group that supports the state's cluster of bioscience companies.
"To help these companies grow, we're trying to provide them the information they need," said Robin Roberts Krieger, executive vice president of economic development, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber. "Locally grown biotech companies tend to stay in the area, offer good-paying jobs and have a highly educated work force. Occasionally we can recruit in those businesses, but they are the types of companies we are looking to grow locally."
Dr. John "Wick" Johnson, senior director of worldwide business development for Pfizer Inc., said researchers need to attend biotech and pharmaceutical business meetings, of which there are 50 or more worldwide. During those gatherings, researchers and company leaders can pitch their concept to someone like Johnson, who can tell them if it's got a future.
"One thing that is underappreciated by companies is that you may think you're off the radar, but you're not," said Johnson, who earned his degrees at Oklahoma State University.
Smaller startup companies tend to have the tenacity to stick with an idea, even if they're told no by big pharmaceutical companies, Johnson said.
"They will usually try a different approach because of the resources they've put into it and their belief in it," he said. "In many cases, they will come up with something that gives them proof of concept in an animal model."
Johnson said the future of biotech startups may be in the fallout from mergers and acquisitions. Pfizer, when it merged with Parke-Davis, closed a large facility in Michigan and let go many employees, he said. The same consolidation will happen now that Pfizer has bought Wyeth, he said. If former staff members from the acquired companies can raise the money to get started, they will be viable biotech companies, he said.
In Oklahoma, the potential is good as well, Krieger said. The opportunities in Ardmore and Stillwater lean more toward plant and animal science, she said, and in Oklahoma City, it's life and human sciences, because of nearby entities like the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.


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I met up with some of my old work crew at the Sazerac where we each had a Sazerac at the Sazerac Official Drink ceremony.
Then I we went it seach of the Grey Goose hospitality area at the Monteleone Hotel but, on the way we got sidetracked by the big Bombay exhibit, Had two drinks there then on to get something to eat at Johnny's Po Boys since all the restaurants were full. Then we stumbled onto the Cointreau area which after drinking a few Cointreau/tequilla drinks, I was almost done!
Lots of folks from out of town as this event is growing every year and is on the verge of becoming a huge tourist event. Great way for the liquor comapnies to get folks to sample thier product, so the major distrilleries are 100% behind it.
I may go back tonight and find that Grey Goose exhibit !
Drinking in New Orleans link...an awesome daiquiri recipe.
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- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Dining
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
1st Floor Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
In-room dining choices include breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light snacks, available from room service (during limited hours).
- Recreation
Recreational amenities at the aparthotel include an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Basketball nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Playground nearby
- Swimming on site
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is 10 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
24-hour check-in
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: between AUD 15 and AUD 35 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: AUD 18 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: AUD 22 per night
- Deposit: AUD 150 per stay
- Crib (infant bed) fee: AUD 20 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: AUD 44.00 per night
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
- Additional Details
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
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- A Green / Sustainable Property - Third Party CertifiedThis property participates in Green Globe Certification, a third-party certification program that has been independently certified. Third-party certification measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. An objective assessment of a company's sustainable tourism practices has been performed at this property by an auditor who is independent of the third-party certification program.
National Rating
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Official Australia STAR Rating provided by AAA Tourism Pty Ltd
AAA Tourism Pty Ltd assigns an official STAR Rating for accommodations in Australia. This Self Catering property is rated 4.5 stars.


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4-Ethoxymethylphenol: a novel phytoestrogen that acts as an agonist for human estrogen receptors.
Date: December 2001
Creator: Pearce, Virginia
Description: Estrogen is the natural agonist of the estrogen receptor (ER). However, certain plant-derived compounds or phytoestrogens have been identified that mimic estrogens and act as agonists and/or antagonists of ERs, depending on subtype and target tissue. Understanding how phytoestrogens interact with ERs, and therefore effect the estrogenic response, may prove beneficial in hormone replacement therapy and in the prevention and treatment of hormone-related diseases. Using Thin Layer Chromatography, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), and proton nuclear nagnetic resonance (HNMR), I identified 4-ethoxymethylphenol (4EM) found in Maclura pomifera. While most phytoestrogens are heterocyclic compounds, 4EM is a simple phenol that acts as an agonist of ER-alpha and -beta in HeLa and MCF-7 cells. To study the effect of 4EM on ER-alpha and -beta activity, I performed transient transfection assays and showed that 4EM activates ER dependent gene transcription in a dose dependent manner in both ER subtypes. Further, 4EM- mediated transcription in ER-alpha, like estrogen, was enhance in the presense of co-activators, SRC-1 (steroid receptor coactivator-1), CBP (CREB binding proteins), and E6-AP (E6-associated protein) and inhibited by trans-4- hydroxytamoxifen (4HT). I found that 4EM was specific for ER and did not activate transcription of the progesterone receptor in HeLa cells.
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9-Lipoxygenase Oxylipin Pathway in Plant Response to Biotic Stress
Date: May 2012
Creator: Nalam, Vamsi J.
Description: The activity of plant 9-lipoxygenases (LOXs) influences the outcome of Arabidopsis thaliana interaction with pathogen and insects. Evidence provided here indicates that in Arabidopsis, 9-LOXs facilitate infestation by Myzus persicae, commonly known as the green peach aphid (GPA), a sap-sucking insect, and infection by the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum. in comparison to the wild-type plant, lox5 mutants, which are deficient in a 9-lipoxygenase, GPA population was smaller and the insect spent less time feeding from sieve elements and xylem, thus resulting in reduced water content and fecundity of GPA. LOX5 expression is induced rapidly in roots of GPA-infested plants. This increase in LOX5 expression is paralleled by an increase in LOX5-synthesized oxylipins in the root and petiole exudates of GPA-infested plants. Micrografting experiments demonstrated that GPA population size was smaller on plants in which the roots were of the lox5 mutant genotype. Exogenous treatment of lox5 mutant roots with 9-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid restored water content and population size of GPA on lox5 mutants. Together, these results suggest that LOX5 genotype in roots is critical for facilitating insect infestation of Arabidopsis. in Arabidopsis, 9-LOX function is also required for facilitating infection by F. graminearum, which is a leading cause of Fusarium head ...
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The 1986 National Endowment for the Arts Commission: An introspective analysis of two marimba works, Reflections on the Nature of Water by Jacob Druckman and Velocities by Joseph Schwantner, together with three recitals of selected works by Keiko Abe, Christopher Deane, Peter Klatzow, Wayne Siegel, Gitta Steiner and others.
Date: August 2005
Creator: Fang, I-Jen
Description: The marimba is rapidly achieving greater importance as a solo percussion instrument. Solo compositions for the marimba have been commissioned and performed only in the last sixty years. The 1986 National Endowment for the Arts Solo Marimba Commission is considered one of the most important commissioning projects in the history of marimba literature. Two compositions created through this project, Velocities by Joseph Schwantner and Reflections on the Nature of Water by Jacob Druckman have become two of the most influential works in contemporary marimba music. This thesis will focus on a historical perspective of the project, as well as theoretical aspects and performance issues related to these two compositions. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) issued a consortium commissioning grant through the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) in 1986 to three internationally renowned marimbists, William Moersch, Leigh Howard Stevens and Gordon Stout. Three Pulitzer Prize winners were brought together to compose three new works for the marimba. The resulting pieces were: Reflections on the Nature of Water by Jacob Druckman, Velocities by Joseph Schwantner, and Islands from Archipelago: Autumn Island by Roger Reynolds. A brief history of the classical concert marimba and the development of solo marimba literature is provided ...
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3D Reconstruction Using Lidar and Visual Images
Date: December 2012
Creator: Duraisamy, Prakash
Description: In this research, multi-perspective image registration using LiDAR and visual images was considered. 2D-3D image registration is a difficult task because it requires the extraction of different semantic features from each modality. This problem is solved in three parts. The first step involves detection and extraction of common features from each of the data sets. The second step consists of associating the common features between two different modalities. Traditional methods use lines or orthogonal corners as common features. The third step consists of building the projection matrix. Many existing methods use global positing system (GPS) or inertial navigation system (INS) for an initial estimate of the camera pose. However, the approach discussed herein does not use GPS, INS, or any such devices for initial estimate; hence the model can be used in places like the lunar surface or Mars where GPS or INS are not available. A variation of the method is also described, which does not require strong features from both images but rather uses intensity gradients in the image. This can be useful when one image does not have strong features (such as lines) or there are too many extraneous features.
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Ability Estimation Under Different Item Parameterization and Scoring Models
Date: May 2002
Creator: Si, Ching-Fung B.
Description: A Monte Carlo simulation study investigated the effect of scoring format, item parameterization, threshold configuration, and prior ability distribution on the accuracy of ability estimation given various IRT models. Item response data on 30 items from 1,000 examinees was simulated using known item parameters and ability estimates. The item response data sets were submitted to seven dichotomous or polytomous IRT models with different item parameterization to estimate examinee ability. The accuracy of the ability estimation for a given IRT model was assessed by the recovery rate and the root mean square errors. The results indicated that polytomous models produced more accurate ability estimates than the dichotomous models, under all combinations of research conditions, as indicated by higher recovery rates and lower root mean square errors. For the item parameterization models, the one-parameter model out-performed the two-parameter and three-parameter models under all research conditions. Among the polytomous models, the partial credit model had more accurate ability estimation than the other three polytomous models. The nominal categories model performed better than the general partial credit model and the multiple-choice model with the multiple-choice model the least accurate. The results further indicated that certain prior ability distributions had an effect on the accuracy ...
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Absorptive Capacity: An Empirical Examination of the Phenomenon and Relationships with Firm Capabilities
Date: May 2012
Creator: Daspit, Josh
Description: The field of strategic management addresses challenges that firms encounter in an attempt to remain competitive. The ability to explain variation in firm success through examination of knowledge flows has become a prominent focus of research in the strategic management literature. Specifically, researchers have sought to further examine how firms convert knowledge, a phenomenon conceptualized as absorptive capacity. Absorptive capacity is the firm's ability to acquire, assimilate, transform, and exploit knowledge. Few studies have captured the richness and multi-dimensionality of absorptive capacity, and it remains to be understood how the dimensions of the phenomenon convert knowledge. Furthermore, how absorptive capacity influences the firm remains to be understood. To address these research gaps, this dissertation seeks to (1) determine how absorptive capacity converts knowledge, and (2) determine how absorptive capacity influences firm capabilities. The research questions are investigated using structural modeling techniques to analyze data collected from software-industry firms. The findings offer contributions to the absorptive capacity and capability literatures. For example, absorptive capacity is hypothesized to consist of complex relationships among its internal dimensions. However, findings of this study suggest the relationships among the dimensions are linear in nature. This finding is in line with the theoretical foundations of and ...
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Academic Achievement and Intelligence among Negro Eighth Grade Students as a Function of the Self Concept
Date: January 1966
Creator: Gay, Cleveland Johnson, 1912-
Description: The problem of the present study was to determine the self concept of selected Negro boys and girls and to study the relationships of their self concept to their intelligence and academic achievement.
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The Academic Dean and His Role in the Improvement of Instruction
Date: January 1960
Creator: Eskew, Cletis Theodore
Description: The purpose of this study was to determine changes in practices and beliefs which would be needed by certain academic deans to provide a sound program for the improvement of college instruction.
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Academic Dishonesty: Attitudes and Behaviors of Fundamentalist Christian College Students
Date: December 2000
Creator: Sunday, William G.
Description: This study was designed to examine: (1) the extent to which cheating occurs in fundamentalist Christian colleges; (2) the attitudes of fundamentalist Christian college students toward cheating; (3) attitudes of fundamentalist Christian college students toward cheating among their peers; (4) the kinds of cheating practices of fundamentalist Christian college students; (5) the degree to which students engage in neutralizing behavior to justify cheating; (6) differences in cheating behaviors according to gender; (7) differences in cheating behaviors according to ethnicity; and (8) differences in cheating behaviors according to the length of duration of Christian commitment. Based upon the responses of 337 students attending 3 different Christian colleges, it was concluded that: (1) most Christian fundamentalist students do not engage in cheating; (2) respondents believe that each of 17 self-reported cheating behaviors are serious forms of cheating; (3) respondents are unlikely to report cheating among peers; (4) plagiarism is the most common cheating behavior; (5) most respondents justify cheating on the basis of the workload at school and the pressure to obtain good grades; (6) there are no differences in cheating behavior according to gender; (7) there are differences in cheating behavior according to groups; and (8) most respondents do not cheat ...
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Academic excellence and instructional expenditures in Texas.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Helvey, Jearl Kenton
Description: Public school per pupil costs and demands for better performance have increased over the past several decades. While the overall per pupil expenditures have increased, the percent of the educational dollar directed toward instructional activities has remained at approximately 60%. A grass-roots movement known as the "65% Solution" caught national attention by claiming that schools are not efficiently allocating resources into areas that have the greatest link to student achievement, such as instruction. Proponents of the 65% Solution claim that per pupil expenditures can be increased by shifting funds from areas considered non-instructional to areas that directly impact student instruction, such as teachers and instructional materials. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between district Panel Recommended and Commended Performance TAKS Reading/ELA and Math results and three measurements of instructional expenditures, Instructional Staff Percent; TEA Instructional Expenditure Ratio; and the NCES Instructional Expenditure Ratio (65% Solution), in Texas public schools. Data was collected from the 2003-2004 AEIS report. Multiple regression was used to conduct the analyses. In most instances, there was little, if any, relationship between TAKS Reading/ELA and TAKS Math, and the Instructional Staff Percent (ISP), TEA Instructional Expenditure Ratio (TIER), and NCES Instructional Expenditure Ratio ...
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Following yesterday's announcement that My Luminaries were the early bird winners for this year's Emerging Talent Competition (which closes on 25th January), we caught up with the band's singer, James Ewers.
Hi James. Presumably you're quite pleased to have won a slot at Glastonbury 2010?
Of course! We're absolutely over the moon! Its the greatest festival in the world, and we realise how lucky we are to be playing. Every band in the world wants to play Glastonbury.
What made you enter the competition?
Leila (keyboards) had seen it advertised on the Glastonbury site and repeatedly reminded me to apply before Xmas so we wouldn't miss the early bird deadline. I'm embarrassed to say that I was in no real rush to apply, because I've never won anything, and My Luminaries haven't had much in the way of luck....so, thanks Leila, your persistence paid off!! There's a lesson to be learnt there.
Have you been to Glastonbury before?
I actually played on the main stage in 2002, as part of an act to raise awareness for AIDS in Africa. I was playing guitar for Cameron Saul, a songwriter who was running the Mulberry 'bottletop' campaign at the time. I fluffed up on the first few chords and was about to stop in shame, when Michael Eavis walked on to show his endorsement for Cameron, and the crowd went crazy! So luckily I had the chance to start the song again and it was OK. There were 50,000 people watching us, as they were there to see Rolf Harris who was on afterwards. I'll never forget the hand-written sign in the crowd "ROLF...THE BABY'S YOURS!!"
Other Glastonbury highlights include skanking to The Specials and Madness, seeing Neil Young, Springsteen, and I have to mention an all time lowlight - and something I'm really not proud of - taking an excessive amount of herbal highs and paying the price for the next 2 days. Though the medical team were extremely friendly and professional, I feel bad for wasting their precious time and towels.
Also unlike any other festival I've been to, Glastonbury really has a certain communal family spirit, which in these times is easy to assume doesn't exist. You see mothers and fathers carrying their babies, groups of friends in full fancy dress, and on such a scale its totally unique and magical.
Your prize is a slot at the Queen's Head on Thursday. Excited?
Very. Sam (drummer) and I went to Glastonbury last year, and Sam as always turned to me and said "We'll be playing here next year mate". I think we were watching Status Quo at the time. They seem to install that sort of hope in people! The Queen's Head stage always has a great combination of new and more revered artists, and of the newer ones, a lot seem to go on to bigger things. So we're excited to be a part of that.
We've been on the circuit for nearly 6 years now, and we'd gone into the new decade having just parted from our third manager, and realised that we couldn't afford to put out our album and single the way we'd planned and felt it deserved. The initial reaction to our album had been disappointing to say the least. When I got the call saying that we had been selected to play from several hundred bands, I literally said to the man on the end of the phone, "Do you realise what you've done for us?! You're like an angel from above!!" I think he found that a little weird!
What can folks expect if they come and see you?
We're gonna be having the time of our lives, I can guarantee that. It may be the only festival we play this year and may be the only time we ever play Glastonbury, so we'll make sure we relax, just do what we do best and make it worthwhile. We're definitely better suited to big occasions, and we always rise to them. If you look carefully, you might see me turn to Sam and mouth "We're here mate"!
Of course, you're also still in the main Emerging Talent Competition, with a chance of winning a main stage slot at the Festival. How do you rate your chances now?
I presume our chances must be fair, and we're open to every possible opportunity, but we realise how fortunate we are to have won this slot already. There are thousands of other great bands out there who deserve a shot, and we won't grumble if we don't get selected. We'll be there anyway.
Finally, what else have My Luminaries got planned for 2010?
We're touring end of Jan/early February, releasing 'Parasol', the first single from our album 'Order From The Chaos' in March. And the album will be available to buy online from early February. Its actually available now from our myspace, free, but not for much longer, so hurry. Hopefully more festivals, more tours, more people at the front singing our songs back to us. You can't ask for more than that. See you there!!
For more information on My Luminaries, head over to www.myspace.com/myluminaries
For more information on entering the 2010 Emerging Talent Competition, click here


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Undergraduate Program
Bachelor of Science in Translation -
The Bachelor of Science degree from IAL is offered in French Translation, German Translation, Russian Translation and Spanish Translation.
Bachelor of Science in Translation Overview
The degrees, while differing in language, are essentially identical in program content. They are therefore summarized together in this overview. Differences between the programs are noted where relevant. For more information, contact Prof. Françoise Massardier-Kenney, Translation Coordinator, firstname.lastname@example.com, (330) 672-1795. Each B.S. in Translation consists of four parts:
- Liberal Education Requirements/General B.S. Requirements of the College of Arts & Sciences: Some of these courses can also count as part of the Subject Area Specialty (45 credit hours)
- Basic Language/Culture Cluster: These courses provide the student with the linguistic and cultural tools (including a background in literature) to enable him/her to successfully function as a mediator between two cultures. (24-27 credit hours)
- Translation/Business Language Courses: These courses provide an introduction to the theory of translation and some practice in it, including courses containing specialized knowledge enabling a student to deal with modern business language and general business translation in the workplace. (25-28 credit hours)
- Subject Area Specialty:
The Subject Area Specialty is a departmentally approved coherent sequence of courses in one or more other disciplines (i.e., not in the Department of Modern & Classical Language Studies). The philosophy behind the Subject Area Specialty is that a translator working in today's market cannot simply have been trained in the general areas of language, literature, and culture, but must have deeper knowledge of one or more disciplines outside the linguistic area. In order to be approved, the Subject Area Specialty must include courses in an area or areas which are currently marketable, such as business, legal studies, international relations, political science, computer science, chemistry, physics, or other "hard sciences." The student can opt to take a second language as part of the Subject Area Specialty. Up to 17 credits in the same language (through Composition & Conversation I) can be counted.
Possible Specialties Include, but are not limited to the following: Accounting, Advertising, Aeronautics, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business, Business Management, Cartography, Chemistry, Climatology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Conservation, Criminal Justice Studies, Earth Science, Economics, Electronic Media,Electronic Technology, Finance, Flight Technology, Geography, Geology, Industrial Technology, International Business, International Relations Courses (subject to 21 hour rule), Justice Studies, Latin American Studies (Spanish Translation majors), Management, Management and Industrial Studies, Marketing, Mathematics, Media Sales/Management, Medical Technology, North Atlantic Security Studies, Nursing, Operations Management, Paralegal Studies, Physics, Political Science, Public Relations, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine, Radio and Television, Soviet and East European Studies (Russian Translation majors), Technology, Zoology,
and selected KSU Regional Campus Technology Majors/Minors/Associate degrees
Minor or double major/dual degree: Students are encouraged to consider either a minor or a double major or dual degree in their Subject Area Specialty. Though not a requirement, having a minor or second degree can be useful in the workplace. Students should be aware, however, that simultaneously earning a B.S. in Translation and a B.A. in another discipline is considered a dual degree, which requires a total of 140 semester hours (as of the 2003-2004 Catalog; earlier catalogs have higher total requirements). Double major and dual degree students should expect their studies to take additional time. (27-33 credit hours)
For more information, click on one of the following links:
Liberal Education, Arts & Sciences General Requirements
Basic Language/Culture Core
Translation/Business Languages Courses
Subject Area Specialty
Study Abroad
Suggested Four-Year Plan for B.S. in Translation Majors in French & Spanish
Suggested Four-Year Plan for B.S. in Translation Majors in German & Russian